Barrington survived a defensive struggle Thursday night at Schaumburg to pull out a 46-43 Mid-Suburban League West win in boys basketball.

Senior guard Brad Zaumseil scored 8 of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Broncos (4-4, 2-0) held off numerous late charges by the Saxons (4-3, 1-1).

Zaumseil also pulled down 6 rebounds and dished out 7 assists.

Brads a marked man this year, said Barrington coach Bryan Tucker. He does what he has to do on the floor to help us win. Hes a two-year all-conference player. Last year he scored the winning basket on a layup when we won here last year.

Zaumseil put the Broncos ahead 4-3 with 2:30 left in a tight defensive first quarter, and the Broncos never trailed. They built a 22-12 halftime lead when Zach Bart (6 points) took passes from Austin Madrzyk (6 points) and Zaumseil to score the last 4 points of the second quarter.

The Saxons played inspired defense in the third quarter to close the gap to 26-25 with :27 left in the quarter.

Barringtons Raymond Tolentino (6 points) was fouled at the buzzer on a 3-point attempt and made all 3 foul shots for a 29-25 lead.

Zaumseil hit for a 3-pointer to give Barrington a 32-25 lead with 7:32 remaining.

Schaumburgs Kyle Bolger (18 points, 6 rebounds), who played a stellar game, tightened it up at 36-35 on 2 free throws with 3:43 left.

Madrzyk hit a 3-pointer and Zaumseil a free throw to put the Broncos lead at 40-35. Schaumburg closed to 43-41, and 45-43 with :05 left before Tolentino hit for a final Broncos free throw. Barrington made 7 of 12 foul shots down the stretch.

We had to pressure them to win, said Zaumseil. They pressured us right back. We had some lapses at times but we pulled it out. Our guys did a great job being patient and setting good screens.

We had a rough third quarter when they came back at us, said Tucker. We played better in the fourth quarter and did enough to win.

Robby Vollman (3 points, 6 rebounds) deserves alot of credit for us. He defended (Jimmy) Lundquist and help keep him scoreless. Hes just 6-2 and did a great job. 

Robby did a great job of holding Lundquist down, said Zaumseil. That was huge.

Ryan Kase backed up Bolger with 10 points and Cole Reyes had 7 points for Schaumburg.

Barrington played extremely well, said Saxons coach Matt Walsh. Their offense executed and was a key for the game. They reversed the ball and got quality shots. Defensively, we were on our heels.